Multiple white male police officers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are suing the Philadelphia Police Department over alleged discriminatory hiring and promotion practices.
The lawsuit — filed by America First Legal on behalf of five white police officers — contended that the law enforcement professionals were “passed over for promotions and denied advancement because of their race and sex,” according to a Feb. 26releasefrom the group.
Philadelphia allegedly tried to conform the racial demographics of the police force to the population of the overall city, causing them to pass over white officers for promotions.
The plaintiffs all have “high civil exam scores, strong service records, positive annual performance reviews, and significant law-enforcement experience,” America First Legal said.
JUST IN: The City of Philadelphia is being SUED for allegedly denying promotions to five police officers because they are White.
The city reportedly implemented a DEI promotion policy to increase “representation” at the expense of promoting White men.
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They could have been promoted to the captain or lieutenant level, but were instead bypassed “in favor of non-white male candidates with lower civil-service exam scores and lower rankings on the promotion-eligibility lists,” the list added.
Philadelphia has a “Rule of Five” diversity policy, in which lower-performing female and minority candidates for promotions can more easily advance.
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